Diphtheria
-- Is an upper respiratory infection

The Culprit
-- Corynebacterium diphtheriae
--Gram-posotive rod shaped, facultaive anaerobe

Signs and Symptoms
-- Sore throat, Fever, accompannied usually be a pseudomembrane ( an adherent membrane)



Vectors
-- Human to Human Contact
-- Droplet in the air
-- Foods and Objects that have been contaminated

Prevention
-- DTaP Vaccine